Ten Star Wars Characters and Groups that deserve their own stand-alone film

With “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)” and the new Han Solo stand-alone film hitting the big screen, Star Wars looks to extend its universe. That means in theory that Disney and LucasFilm can make a large number of Star Wars films outside the trilogy sets. 

So here are ten Star Wars characters and groups that deserve their own stand-alone film.

1) Wedge Antilles

You may recognize this man. Wedge Antilles is one of the few Rebel pilots, along with Luke, to be featured in all three of the Original Star Wars films. Disney could focus on a younger Wedge as he moves up the ranks of the Rebel Alliance, or focus on his larger role as a military leader in the New Republic after the Rebels defeated the Empire.

2) Rogue Squadron

Back when the Nintendo GameCude was a thing, there were a couple of games focusing on the titular Rogue Squadron. This group of Rebel pilots included Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles. They're like the Seal Team Six of Rebels. Wouldn't it be cool to see a young Luke Skywalker and his fellow pilots go on missions together during the events of the Galactic Civil War that take place after A New Hope, or even in the first years of the New Republic?

3) Qui-Gon Jinn

Liam Neeson's earns a bad rep for his anti-Catholic, anti-Irish, and anti-life views, but Qui-Gon is an iconic figure in the Prequel Trilogy. (Even though he got killed off in the first movie.) A film about Qui-Gon's younger years would be a great way to explore his character.

4) The Rebel Alliance's journey to Hoth

After the Rebels destroyed the first Death Star, they move their secret base from Yavin IV to the ice planet, Hoth? Did you ever wonder how those events transpired? A stand-alone film can explain that. Done correctly, it could be a great Star Wars film with a coherent story and relatable characters.

5) Obi-Wan Kenobi

While there are rumors of an Obi-Wan film in the works, nothing's been confirmed. Such a film can either focus on Obi-Wan's life as a padawan (which could include a possible romantic relationship), or his life as a crazy old man on Tatooine.

6) Boba Fett

Like Obi-Wan, there's talks about a Boba Fett stand-alone film in development. The film could follow the plot of the cancelled "Star Wars 1313" video game and focus on a younger Boba Fett and how he decided to become a full-fledge bounty hunter.

7) Chewbacca

Everyone's favorite Wookie deserves his own origin story. It's possible the Han Solo film may touch on Chewy's backstory and how he and Han first met, but what was Chewy's life before the Millennium Falcon? Does he have a family? Was he involved in the Rebellion before Luke and Obi-Wan ran into him in the Cantina? Did he actually rip a person's arms off when he got angry?

8) Ben Skywalker (or Luke Skywalker's son/daughter)

Yeah, Ben Skywalker is a character in the Star Wars Legends (aka the Star Wars Expanded Universe), but it doesn't matter. Despite what Disney and J.J. Abrams want you to believe, the Star Wars Expanded Universe is still legit despite Disney not recognizing it as official canon. There's no reason to believe Luke never had kids after the events of “Return of the Jedi,” so it’s very likely that at one time or another he fell in love and had a child. The life and adventures of a younger generation of Skywalkers is a good story worth telling the right way.

9) The Rebel Leaders

Just who are the Rebel generals seen in the Original Trilogy? What are their stories? How did they lead their troops against the Empire before, during, and after the events of the films? If anything, Disney should give them at least one film because they had little screen time in the movies.

10) The Rebels on Dantooine

Like the Rebel generals, not much is know about the Rebel base on the planet Dantooine, except that Princess Leia used the now-abandoned base as a ploy to throw the Empire off the Rebels' trail in "A New Hope." A film about the base's garrison and Rebel efforts on Dantooine might explain its significance.

And finally . . .

Princess Leia

Carrie Fisher will always be remembered for her iconic role as Princess Leia, a strong leader of the Rebel Alliance who loves Han Solo. Disney could follow the example of the Han Solo stand-alone film and focus the story on a younger Leia, both as a child and a young woman rising in the Rebel ranks. It also would be a better way to pay tribute to Fisher by casting a younger actress to portray Leia instead of using CGI as “Rogue One” did. Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher.